The BEST episodes written by Steven Kane

There Goes the Bride
star
8.13
182 votes

#1 - There Goes the Bride

Without a Trace - Season 1 - Episode 15

A bride disappears at her own wedding and suspicions of kidnapping. Meanwhile, the team explores the relationship between the newlyweds, who were lived together for a little while.

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Armed Response
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8.06
617 votes

#2 - Armed Response

The Closer - Season 7 - Episode 20

Brenda finds a young couple involved to in the investigation by accident after finding two people dead outside in the street Brenda has no idea that the DA is watching her every move Capitan Raydor and Chief Pope find out who the leak is.

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Transcendence
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8.00
3144 votes

#3 - Transcendence

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 9

Beaten, battered, and betrayed, John 117 leads the Spartans on a suicide mission to find the Halo and save humanity. But at what price?

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Eddie Loves Baseball
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8.00
8 votes

#4 - Eddie Loves Baseball

Keen Eddie - Season 1 - Episode 4

When a huge soccer star, Colin Kinney, is involved in a shooting, Eddie decides to hold him back until he comes clean. At this point, news breaks out, making Eddie the most hated person in the U.K. Colin's lawyer tells him not to talk, so Eddie and Pippin start to interview people who maybe could help with the case. They finally interview his wife, and they notice a lot of pictures of their daughter, who isn't around. They ask where she is, and his wife decides to come clean. Colin tells them about how he was involved in the shooting, how they were going to talk to the kidnappers, and accidentally shot his friend, Martin Moon, in the process. The kidnappers told him to lose in the world cup, or his daughter dies, but Eddie has another idea. Colin is free of charges, and starts to play in the world cup. He does not do what the kidnappers wishes, but he scores majority every point in the game. The kidnappers, who are watching the game, phones his wife, and Eddie and co, tracks them

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No Place Like Home
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7.95
4192 votes

#5 - No Place Like Home

The Last Ship - Season 1 - Episode 10

Chandler and his crew finally returns home, where a former D.C. power player is fending off a dangerous warlord who threatens her hopes of restoring law and order in society. Now with a location and a means to finalize their mission, Chandler sets out to save his dying family, only to discover something absolutely terrifying about this brave new world.

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Death Warrant
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7.89
662 votes

#6 - Death Warrant

The Closer - Season 7 - Episode 8

Brenda seeks Capt. Raydor's help in an investigation of possible police brutality; Brenda's attorney starts deposing the squad about the Baylor case.

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Help Wanted
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7.83
784 votes

#7 - Help Wanted

The Closer - Season 6 - Episode 2

Capt. Raydor (special guest Mary McDonnell) accompanies Brenda on an investigation involving the disappearance of a nanny working for close friends of the mayor. Meanwhile, Raydor’s real purpose in taking part in the investigation could have big career implications for Brenda.

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Valkyrie
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7.83
3218 votes

#8 - Valkyrie

The Last Ship - Season 2 - Episode 11

After a message is broadcast implicating the Navy in a devastating disaster, Chandler looks to infiltrate the network and regain the trust of the American people.

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Fight the Ship
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7.80
3439 votes

#9 - Fight the Ship

The Last Ship - Season 2 - Episode 2

After the horrifying revelations and reversals of fortune in Baltimore, Chandler and his fractured team join forces with an underground resistance in an attempt to defeat Amy Granderson. With doses of the cure running low, Rachel tries to do some good for the sick while remaining a prisoner at Avocet. Meanwhile, Slattery and the crew of Nathan James are in a race against time to save an injured Dr. Tophet and regain control of their ship.

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Reckoning
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7.80
3217 votes

#10 - Reckoning

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 5

On the run and out of options, Kwan and Soren have a difference of opinion. With the possibility of finding the mysterious Halo on everyone's minds, John makes a horrible discovery. And the war rears its ugly head.

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Aftertaste
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7.77
638 votes

#11 - Aftertaste

The Closer - Season 2 - Episode 4

Brenda and the PHD investigate a high-profile case when a woman is brutally murdered at L.A.'s trendiest restaurant. On the home front, Brenda tries to keep a low profile as she closes in on her 40th birthday.

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Contact
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7.76
4141 votes

#12 - Contact

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the year 2552, humans on the planet Madrigal have been fighting for independence from Earth, but a fatal encounter with the Alien Covenant complicates things. Master Chief John 117 and his super-soldier "Spartans" join the fight. After the battle, Master Chief heads to his home planet of Reach with a Madrigal survivor and a mysterious object he discovered on the planet. But a controversial order has John questioning his mission, and himself.

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Solace
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7.76
3167 votes

#13 - Solace

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 6

Survivors from battle return to Reach. John confronts Dr. Halsey, and the lies of his past. The new prisoner seems to know John better than he knows himself. Determined to understand more, John turns back to the mystery artifact, which shows him something truly startling.

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Unreal City
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7.76
3595 votes

#14 - Unreal City

The Last Ship - Season 2 - Episode 1

After the horrifying revelations and reversals of fortune in Baltimore, Chandler and his fractured team join forces with an underground resistance in an attempt to defeat Amy Granderson. With doses of the cure running low, Rachel tries to do some good for the sick while remaining a prisoner at Avocet. Meanwhile, Slattery and the crew of Nathan James are in a race against time to save an injured Dr. Tophet and regain control of their ship.

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Solace
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7.75
3382 votes

#15 - Solace

The Last Ship - Season 2 - Episode 4

The crew of Nathan James discovers that hospital ship USNS Solace was sent to sea to wait for Dr. Scott's cure. Captain Chandler sees an opportunity to add another ship to their fleet while Rachel is eager to find a lab better equipped to replicate the vaccine. When Solace fails to respond to radio communications, Chandler and his team board the ship...and come face-to-face with an unexpected enemy.

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Allegiance
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7.74
3042 votes

#16 - Allegiance

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 8

John and Makee come to terms with their shared vision. Halsey has one last chance to save her mission, and herself. As things come to a head, everyone must choose a side.

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Phase Six
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7.72
6052 votes

#17 - Phase Six

The Last Ship - Season 1 - Episode 1

Captain Tom Chandler and the crew of the USS Nathan James set out for the Arctic with two civilian virologists, Dr. Rachel Scott and Dr. Quincy Tophet, who claim to be studying birds. When they come under attack by a renegade team of Russian forces, Chandler learns these virologists are actually collecting samples of the source of a deadly virus that has wiped out over half the human population while they've been at sea. As they head home on the orders of the remaining U.S. government, Chandler and his crew realize that home is a shadow of what they left, and the safest place to develop a vaccine for this deadly disease is out at sea on their ship.

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The Scott Effect
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7.69
4217 votes

#18 - The Scott Effect

The Last Ship - Season 3 - Episode 1

CNO Tom Chandler is sent to Asia to investigate a possible mutation of the Red Flu. Captain Slattery and his crew deliver a cure to Southeast Asia but there may be an unexpected threat in the region.

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Commitment
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7.68
1433 votes

#19 - Commitment

The Last Ship - Season 5 - Episode 10

It is all out war as Chandler must face his fears and confront the greatest threat he has ever encountered.

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Dead Reckoning
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7.68
5011 votes

#20 - Dead Reckoning

The Last Ship - Season 1 - Episode 3

The James faces off against a new foe who demands Chandler hand over Rachel and her research. When Chandler refuses, he and his crew are put to the test as Chandler engages in a series of risky strategic moves. But it turns out their new enemy has his own horse in the race to find a cure for the virus..

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The Other Woman
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7.66
560 votes

#21 - The Other Woman

The Closer - Season 2 - Episode 10

The PHD must deal with a case of mistaken identity in order to get to the bottom of an investigation. While they're busy with the case, Brenda is involved in a different case: Pope's divorce. After being called to testify, Brenda finds that both her career and reputation are on the line.

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Casus Belli
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7.64
1696 votes

#22 - Casus Belli

The Last Ship - Season 5 - Episode 1

Three years after overcoming the global famine, the United States Navy is ready to unveil its first fully functional fleet since the Red Flu pandemic, but a new type of threat may mean the next world war.

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Mirage
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7.63
598 votes

#23 - Mirage

Alias - Season 4 - Episode 18

Jack's illness has caused him to hallucinate about a cure. Sydney must recreate the time when Jack was working for the CIA and hid the only man who might be able to help him now. For this, Sydney must play her own mother. Meanwhile, Sophia moves in with Sydney and Nadia.

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Long Day's Journey
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7.63
3276 votes

#24 - Long Day's Journey

The Last Ship - Season 2 - Episode 6

Chandler tracks a new threat to Northern Florida. Meanwhile, Rachel comes across a secret formula that her mentor, Dr. Hunter, had been perfecting.

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Hostile Witness
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7.61
575 votes

#25 - Hostile Witness

The Closer - Season 7 - Episode 16

Brenda encounters her nemesis, Philip Stroh. the defense attorney she suspects is a murdering rapist. Obsessed with taking him down, she pulls a shock-and-awe courtroom stunt that jeopardizes a case and lands her in hot water with the new D.A..

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Living Proof (2)
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7.60
656 votes

#26 - Living Proof (2)

The Closer - Season 6 - Episode 14

Brenda finds she has another victim and later learns that her parents have been robbed and the Christmas gifts stolen from the RV. The investigation has to continue through Christmas day.

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Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?
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7.60
5 votes

#27 - Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?

Keen Eddie - Season 1 - Episode 11

Eddie tries to help a boy, Edward, with his school problems, and the kid tries to be just like Eddie. Marveling in the worship, he tries to become a mentor to the boy. Fiona is also trying to help an adolescent with his problems. He doesn't want to join the adult Jewish community, so she tries to help him patch things up in his life. Meanwhile, when Eddie does an official investigation into why Edward was being bullied, the bulliers let him switch sides so he won't rat on them, and in doing so, Eddie loses his new found respect from Superintendent Nathanial Jonhnson.

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Emergence
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7.59
3443 votes

#28 - Emergence

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 3

John meets his new partner, and he discovers secrets inside his own memory. Kwan wants to return to Madrigal to continue her people's fight for independence, but Soren has other plans for her. Makee initiates her plan to retrieve the Madrigal object, with deadly consequences.

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In Medias Res
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7.58
3446 votes

#29 - In Medias Res

The Last Ship - Season 4 - Episode 1

When the fourth season opens, it's sixteen months after thwarting the coup in America and the Nathan James must face yet another global disaster. The question remains, where in the world is Tom Chandler?

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Homecoming
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7.54
3198 votes

#30 - Homecoming

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 4

Guided by his visions, John takes Halsey and Cortana back to where it all began, looking for answers from his past. With Soren along for protection, Kwan goes in search of an army. Meanwhile, John's behavior inspires another Spartan to begin a journey of self-discovery. And Miranda discovers a possible link between the artifact and something much larger.

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Ruby
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7.53
552 votes

#31 - Ruby

The Closer - Season 3 - Episode 4

A recently released sex offender is accused of kidnapping a child, and with time running out, Det. Gabriel beats a confession out of him. Deputy Chief Johnson must deal with Gabriel and also get the pedophile to re-confess.

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Live Wire
star
7.53
614 votes

#32 - Live Wire

The Closer - Season 4 - Episode 4

A man wearing a surveillance wire is shot to death at point blank range in downtown Los Angeles; interpersonal relationships on the squad force Brenda into a corner.

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Unbound
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7.51
3595 votes

#33 - Unbound

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 2

John takes Kwan to an old friend and learns more about the mystery object, which the Covenant and Makee are determined to steal. With the alien threat growing, Dr. Halsey has a plan to deal with John's unpredictable behavior.

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Before and After
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7.48
974 votes

#34 - Before and After

Major Crimes - Season 1 - Episode 2

Growing pains within Major Crimes become apparent as the division works to obtain justice in a brutal homicide that turns out to be more complicated than expected. Raydor struggles to gain the respect of her colleagues while also trying to supervise Rusty 24/7. The changes within the department may become more than Provenza can accept.

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An Eye for an Eye
star
7.48
1430 votes

#35 - An Eye for an Eye

NCIS - Season 2 - Episode 17

When a sailor officer receives a pair of blue eyeballs, the NCIS team starts investigating the case. Gibbs comes on a trace for a past Navy agent that does illegal work.

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Repeat Offender
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7.45
729 votes

#36 - Repeat Offender

The Closer - Season 7 - Episode 2

Brenda has to figure out how house sitting led to the death of a young lady. As the fallout from the civil lawsuit continues Captian Rader has to broaden her investigation to include the LAPD while the realignment within be in LAPD gets started.

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Fate Line
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7.44
639 votes

#37 - Fate Line

The Closer - Season 4 - Episode 14

Fritz's sister agrees to use her psychic powers to help the Priority Homicide Division resolve one of their cases, and while her abilities appear to help her understand how Brenda works, they don't seem to stop her from offering misguided advice.

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Lover's Leap
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7.41
637 votes

#38 - Lover's Leap

The Closer - Season 3 - Episode 11

A car belonging to a Department of Homeland Security employee is found wrecked at the bottom of Mulholland Drive. Priority Homicide is brought in to uncover the details surrounding the driver’s death, but the investigation leads Brenda a lot closer to home then she expected.

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Blood Money
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7.40
717 votes

#39 - Blood Money

The Closer - Season 5 - Episode 2

Brenda and the team are called in to investigate the questionable disappearance of a shady financial investor. The team is a mess with Daniels now in another division, Gabriel doing double duty, and Provenza with behavior more curious than usual. In the meantime, Brenda and Fritz deal with a sick Kitty.

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Last Woman Standing
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7.40
729 votes

#40 - Last Woman Standing

The Closer - Season 6 - Episode 9

Brenda's next case has her investigating the brutal murder of an actress who was dating through an online service, unfortunately the case takes a backseat because Brenda has an interview with the mayor for the next chief of police. Brenda still has second thoughts about whether she'd like the job.

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Strike Three
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7.40
700 votes

#41 - Strike Three

The Closer - Season 5 - Episode 7

A high-profile shoot-out has left two policemen and a teenage boy dead leads to numerous mysteries spinning around the case. Enter Force Investigation Division bigwig Sharon Raydor, who upends Brenda's investigation with her merciless snooping.

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Triage
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7.40
1311 votes

#42 - Triage

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 4 - Episode 1

Jack, given the task of cleaning up the CIA, makes difficult decisions that have immediate consequences. A cartel operator moves in the shadows to organize an important meeting.

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Inheritance
star
7.16
3131 votes

#43 - Inheritance

Halo - Season 1 - Episode 7

Kwan's journey to uncover her family's "true purpose" takes her deep into the deserts of Madrigal. Soren obsesses over unfinished business.

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